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Show 'FRUIT CROP IS ONE OF BEST IN UTAH COUNTY Despite a late spring frost that threatened the fruit growers with loss of crops, the Utah county fruit crop was one of the best in years, according to Clarence D. Ashton, state horticulturist. With apples, last of the marketable market-able fruit crops, beginning to ; reach the markets with all indi- j cations pointing toward a good I crop, farmers are assured of a I good year. The county annually grows about 65 percent of the state's fruit, , Mr. Ashton said, and with apricots being the only crop to fall below the expected level, the level remained about the same as in better years. Prices, while low in some cases, have maintained a high enough level to make fruitgrowing fruit-growing profitable this year. Apples, just beginning to move, are going slowly at a lower price than expected, but this is because other late fruits are still crowding storage places. As soon as these other fruits begin to move, then j apples will find a more ready I market at higher prices, Mr. Ash-1 ton stated. i The only fruit that was severely hit by the untimely spring frost was apricots, and this was reflected reflect-ed in the poor quality and low prices brought by the crop. The price on peaches was lower than expected since the crop matured ma-tured more rapidly than expected because of the unusually warm weather. This caused most of the sales to be made at roadside stands instead of outside markets, and made for lower prices, Mr. Ashton said. Pears were hard hit by blight and, as a consequence were smaller than usual. The prices, however, steadied before the end of the year, and were better than average. |